📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
My organisation in Fjaler kommune, Frivilligsentralen/ Fjaler Voluntary Service was establised in 1995, is one of 460 same services in Norway, but with different contents and target groups. But the main aim for all is to act act with volunteeer actions for everyone and not as substitute to paid work. The motto and vision is solidarity between people and together helping each other to make including boroughs and places to meet and stay. Our activity suits very well to ESC`s vision that promotes inclusion and diversity, aims to incorporate green practices in projects and encourages environmentally sustainable and responsible behaviour among participants and participating organisations. The programme also promotes participation of young people in democratic processes and civic engagement.
This year’s additional thematic area in ESC is health. ESC will mobilise young people in projects addressing health challenges, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and recovery.
Frivilligsentralen is owned by the municipality and coordinate volunteer support in the borough and run the free rental for outdoor equipment (BUA Fjaler). The targetgroup is from children and youth up to adults, refugees and mental challenged. Everyone who want to take part, give and receive , is welcome to join us.
We are and want to coordinate meeting places and voluntary work , do information stuff, host and coordinate European volunteers and assist local volunteer organisations when needed. We colloborate with services like for refugees, mental challenged and youth, schools, kindergarden in the municipality, Jakob Sande-center of narrative art, Teaterfestivalen in Fjaler , with voluntary organisations and United World College Red Cross Nordic (UWCRCN) , who is an international IB Upper Secondary School with 200 pupils from 90 countries, situated 11 km from Dale
The responsible for EVS/ ESC within the organisation, Margrete Reisæter, has long experience in hosting and coordinating activities acquired and also some experience in sending in the past 20 years. We have since 1999 successfully hosted more than 60 young people within the EVS / ESC from more than 20 different countries.
💼 What the programme involves
Frivilligsentralen/ Fjaler Voluntary Service coordinate the voluntary projects for EVS in Dale and give the volunteers the opportunity to come in contact with different people and tasks and to learn about daily living and culture of Fjaler (2800 inh) and Norway. This is done by making a full week schedule. Regular tasks will be in kindergarden, school, library, leisure, with refugees and mental challenged and in local volunteer organisations for leisure, sport and culture. The main tasks and base will be in ungdomsskulen where the office is situated and in activities for youth and in BUA Fjaler with renting out leisure equipment, all owned owned by Fjaler kommune.
The volunteers will also take part in the Theaterfestival in Fjaler in September. According to the volunteers qualities, we will make the project to fit the volunteer and to help out in the local borough.
From 2022 we can receive volunteers, but need sender organisations to include us
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteers we host in Dale will share a well equipped house for free in the center of Dale. You will be given money for food and allowance.
🎒 Leisure activities
The volunteers will take part in the on-arrival training and mid-term evaluation given by the Norwegaian Agency. All other need for training will be given by the local project, like Norwegian lessons
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: We are looking for 4 openminded and motivated youth (two girls/ two boys) from 4 different countries who will like to live on the countryside with lots of nice nature on the west part of Norway and with sometimes challenging weather; dark, wet and cold, but also the opposite!
Are you interested to take part in outdoor life, sport, youth activities, theatre, dance, music and have skills acc to this, it is perfect!
Deadline: Application deadline: 01/06/2022
ℹ️ Additional information
Participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate from the organiser, for recognition of their competence development during the activity. Read more about Youthpass:https://www.youthpass.eu/en/
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label. The Quality Label certifies that the organisation is able to run projects in compliance with the principles and objectives of the European Solidarity Corps.